Artist
Robert Frank (American, born Switzerland, 1924–2019)American, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Fourth of July, Jay, New York
- from the series The Americans
Date1955
PlaceJay, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 15/16 × 8 in. (30.3 × 20.3 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.3 × 27.8 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.3 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Target Collection of American Photography, museum purchase funded by Target Stores
Object number82.500
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
"Public Information: Desire, Disaster, Document," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, January 18–April 30, 1995.
"Robert Frank: A Retrospective from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Cameron Foundation Gallery, July 14–October 14, 2001.
"The Universal Archive," Museu Berardo, Lisbon, Portugal, March 9–May 3, 2009.
"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 7, 2012–January 2,2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below image in ink " JAY, New York 4th of July 1953 "
bottom right below image in ink " Robert Frank. "
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